The children of broken marriages

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One Life.
Thousand opportunities.
Million dreams.
Billion distractions.
Trillion opinions.
Infinite possibilities.
One person in charge.
You.

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The weird girl's prayerbook
Dear universe,
Give me the strength to deal with my social awkwardness,
And the patience to understand,
That it's okay to be weird.
Inspire me to stand out,
Instead of constantly trying to fit in,
May my voice reach other weirdos like me,
May I always choose to comfort and love,
No matter who, what, when and where.
In a perfect world,
May I have the courage,
To accept and be my imperfect self.
May I be weird, always.

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And I am roaming,
In the kingdom of my lost dreams.

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In Standard 7, I was craving to have Dosa after coming back from school,
And in my unlikeliest behavior, I threw a tantrum.
And you quietly asked if I had the chart paper for my upcoming art project,
And sneaked me out of the house,
Only to watch me eat a crispy dosa,
In my favorite South Indian restaurant.

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You are much more than you think you are.
In that smile to your co-worker,
The cuddle to your child,
The kiss to your beloved,
The brief phone call to your parents,
The ping to your friends,
The hurried banter with your siblings,
Everything you do,
Means so much to the people around you.
So, you are not just not you.
You are a collective of people who count on you.
Always.

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A loner in a crowd
I float like a cloud,
Silence drenching me in the noise,
I am a loner, almost by choice.

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I think of you,
Longing is such a terrible thing,
It reminds you of the things you can't have at that moment,
At that moment,
When all you need are the things you can't have.

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I earn my living,
But almost miss a life.

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My love for you,
With my flaws,
Imperfect story,
With almost perfect ending.

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